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[ad_1] As someone whose career takes her to sun-kissed destinations every week, British No 1 Johanna Konta loves the rain and grey skies of London. When she looks out the window and sees a lowering cloud bank, she knows she that she must be at home. On Thursday, though, Konta will need to draw strength

[ad_1] Johanna Konta may have slipped back in the race to reach the WTA Finals in Singapore, but at least she knows what she needs to do. A place in the final of next week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow will move her back ahead of Caroline Garcia and into eighth and last position on the

[ad_1] Johanna Konta’s hard-court woes continued as she was beaten in a tight three-setter at the Wuhan Open by Ashleigh Barty, the world No 37 from Australia. This was her third straight defeat, and fifth from seven matches since she reached the semi-final of Wimbledon in July. The form slump is all the more surprising

[ad_1] CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Second-seeded Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Volvo Car Open because of a sore shoulder. The Australian-born Briton is coming off the biggest title of her 11-year career. She beat Caroline Wozniacki in the Miami Open final Saturday to move to No. 7 in the rankings. In first-round matches Monday,

[ad_1] KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Johanna Konta lofted a lob off the baseline for a winner on championship point, waited for instant replay to confirm the call and even then hesitated to celebrate the biggest title of her 11-year career. ”To be honest, I actually couldn’t kind of believe it was over,” she said